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Architecture
SAAM (Software Architecture Analysis Method)
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Product Strategy
OKRs
Purposedifferent
SAAM helps teams judge an architecture’s suitability for selected tasks and changes. It is particularly useful for examining modifiability and comparing architecture alternatives with clear reasoning.When strategic direction needs to become measurable, it connects ambition with checkable results. It makes goals connectable to focus and review.
Complexitydifferent
HighMedium
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Preparation, scenario analysis, and findings review; effort depends on scope1-2 h Setup
Participantsdifferent
Architecture experts and stakeholders for scenarios and weighting2-20
Formatsame
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Domain functions mapped to components and connections, Quality attributes and evaluation criteria, Typical tasks and their effects on the architecture, Reasoned evaluation or comparison of alternativesOKR set, Measurement plan, Review cadence
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ArchitectureChangeAnalysisComparisonQuality
GoalsAlignmentOutcomesMeasurement
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SMART Goals
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Facilitation
3-Circle Venn Diagram
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Architecture
Architecture Inception Canvas
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ATAM (Architecture Tradeoff Analysis Method)